The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 1985
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
5:46 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 771
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.48° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.18° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.26° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.